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| September 29, 1998
By Colleen Miller |
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| Now that it is Hispanic Heritage Month, campus students can participate in many of the cultural activities that Latino groups on campus are holding. One of these events, the Latino Indigenous Speaker Series, is one way that students can find out more about the Latino culture. The speaker series, which begins on October 6, is hosted by La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. It kicks off with Dr. Thomas Battle, director of the Moorland Spingarn Research Center at Howard University. Battle will discuss African American influence on the Aztec way of life. This lecture will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Jiminez 0220. The next lecture will be held October 13. The fraternity is trying to get a representative from the Spanish Department. Jacob Pimentel, last year's fraternity president, hopes the speaker series and the other events will go smoothly. "Last year lots of people came out. Not just Latinos, but blacks and whites, which was good," said Pimentel. Their goal is to not only bring the Latino community together, but to bring people of all cultures together. "We want people to find out more about the Latino community and what we're proud of, our culture," Pimentel said. Last year, the fraternity sponsored a Latino Poets Cafe night which highlighted several Latin poets from D.C. They also held a forum called, "From the Other Side," which allowed people to discuss gays in the Latino community. One highlight this year will be the Latino Film Festival beginning September 24 and running every Thursday until October 8 in Hornbake Library at 7 p.m. Movies highlighted will be "Mi Familia"and "Stand and Deliver." Hispanic Heritage Month will end with an awards banquet, scheduled for October 15 at 6 p.m. in the Colony Ballroom of the Stamp Student Union. Awards will be given out, such as best program or organization. Pimentel hopes that the fraternity's hard work will not go unnoticed. "We've been working all summer to put this together, so hopefully people will come out," Pimentel said. |
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